Walk 'n Gawk, FRIDAY, MARCH 23

Emily will lead a Walk 'n Gawk hike on Friday, March 23.  Meet at the Sears parking lot at 10:20 am. We will leave at 10:30 am.  Dress appropriately, bring water to drink and a snack.

Emily's Peanut Butter Squares

By popular request, here is the recipe for Emily's PB Squares.  It's mean to make me post this considering the diet I'm on; I'm just sayin'.


Emily's Peanut Butter Squares 
Peanut Butter/ Butterscotch Candy


Ingredients:
1 cup of peanut butter
1 cup of butter
Half a bag of butterscotch chipits
Quarter cup of dried cranberries
Quarter cup of sunflower seeds (no shells)
Quarter cup of finely chopped almonds
The amounts of cranberries, chopped almonds and sunflower seeds may be increased depending on how thick you like your fudge. 
Directions:
Melt peanut butter , butterscotch chipits and butter in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat. Add all of the other ingredients and mix well together. Increase heat under the saucepan and stir mixture occasionally to prevent sticking to the pan. When the mixture starts to boil reduce heat . Allow to simmer for a minute. Pour mixture into a 8”X8” pan that has been buttered to prevent sticking. Put the pan into snow for one hour and then put into the fridge overnight.


Substitute cranberries , sunflower seeds or finely chopped almonds with chopped dates, oatmeal , rice crispies, chopped peanuts, Mini marshmallows etc.
Substitute butterscotch chipits with chocolate chipits.
Add a capful of Bailey’s liqueur for more interesting flavour!! Hic!


Be bold! Enjoy!! 

Easy Hike, Rooster Rock, March 20

Photos courtesy of Janet and Allan
Steve led a group of 22 through the fog to Rooster Rock.  Thankfully the sun came out while we were enjoying our lunch!

March 20 General Meeting Agenda

 Agenda for Coureurs de Bois Meeting 

March 20, 2012

1. Welcome to members and guests. Our Guest Speaker is Deb Berthelot.  She will talk to us after the meeting about the effects of water treatment in the mine sites on the watershed.

2. Minutes of  Jan. 17 meeting:  

3. Treasurer’s Report: Donna

4. Vice President’s Report: Grant

5. Back pats for special events this winter by our club: Moonlight Hikes; Leisure Hikes; Winterfest Hike partnered with AHU and City; Cobre Lake  Trail Sign. March 10 visit to Nancy Jo’s cottage.

6. Membership: becoming a member, keeping our membership list up to date

7. Upcoming Events: 

a) Trail Clearing- John will contact those who have signed up for trail clearing;

b) Hike Leader Training Course May 26. Lunch will be provided. Places still are available for this course.

c) Cobre Lake Trail clearing: Heavy clearing with chainsaws will be done by MNR of Park staff. We  will do light clearing after this has been done. 

d) Highway 108 clean up between Depot Lake and Airport in May. Need a  leader and volunteers. 

e) Potluck Supper at Westview Park, June 22 from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm.  Need volunteers to set up and take down. 

8. Volunteers to invite guest speakers to future meetings.

9. CPR.  Course

10. Blog news

11. Borrowed Items 

12. Reminder to Hike Leaders to hand in their sign up sheets to Donna with their volunteer hours. 

13. Break.

14. Deb Berthelot.

GENERAL MEETING, TUESDAY MARCH 20, 7 PM

There is a General Meeting on Tuesday, March 20, 7 pm at the Snowbird Clubhouse.  Goodies are welcome for breaktime. Our guest speaker is Deb Berthelot. She will talk about the water treatment methods on the mine sites and their effect on the local watershed. 

Intermediate Hike, Quirke Mine Tailings, March 15

Photos by Darla

Blog Changes

New Stuff on the Blog
In addition to the "Home" tab, there are now two other tabs; "This Month's Schedule" and "January 2012 General Meeting Minutes".  This should provide easier access to the schedules and the minutes without the need to scroll through endless pages to find what you're looking for.  Please let me know what you think of the changes!  Suggestions for improvement are always welcome.

Easy Hike, Nancy-Jo's Cottage, March 10

Commentary by Donna, photos by Donna and Pim
A group of 20 made our way across Dunlop Lake to Nancy-Jo's home and were welcomed  by many of her family, as well as a most delightful " spread" off the barbecue,  goodies and fresh pan fried trout caught that morning in Ten Mile Lake.  Lots of fun and socializing and relaxing before leaving . Dunlop Lake was icy and blustery crossing, but well worth it.  For photos, please click on "Read more>>"

Easy Hike, Snowshoe Trail, March 6

Photos by Darla

Easy Hike, Chutes Provincial Park, February 28

Commentary and photos by Scott
Jim & Sue McLean lead thirteen snowshoers  through Chutes Provincial Park.